We also remember entertainment notables with strong ties to Chicago, including Bob Newhart, Phil Donahue, Steve Albini, Ella ...

A montage of some of the musicians who died in 2024. For a more complete list, visit NPR Music's article on musicians we lost this year.

Some are remembered for special moments – Elwood Edwards, 74, the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, or studio ...

Famous faces from all walks of life have died in the last 12 months, including Alex Salmond, Kris Kristofferson ... died on April 7, aged 87. Footballer turned actor O.J. Simpson, cleared of ...

The year 2024 has been marked by the deaths of numerous iconic figures in film, television, and music, leaving fans and ...

We remember those we lost in December, including producer Richard Perry, followed by our tributes from the prior months of ...

FADEL: Bassist Phil Lesh was a founding member of the Grateful Dead, and he wrote one of ... INSKEEP: Oh, and for many people, this one hurt. Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes scholar, a movie ...

Among other luminaries we lost this year were Shelley Duvall, the original scream queen, and Grateful Dead bassist Phil ... Singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson died on Sept.